Steps performed on the Source Server for Windows SBS 2008 migration

When you finish the procedures in this document, the links from the previous internal Web site (CompanyWeb) to Outlook Web Access (OWA) and to Helpdesk no longer resolve correctly. This is by design.

To configure the internal Web site (CompanyWeb) to allow access from Windows Small Business Server 2008

In the Migration Wizard, on the Migration Wizard Home page, click Migrate SharePoint Web site, and then click Next.

Log on to the Source Server with an administrator account, and then open the Internet Explorer® Internet browser.

In Address, type https://InternalHeaderName (for example, https://companyweb), and then click GO. Make sure you include the "s" after "http," and verify that you are accessing the encrypted Windows SharePoint Services Web site.

On the Home page, click Site Settings.

On the Site Settings page, in the Administration section, click Manage users, and then click Add Users.

To back up the content database for the internal Web site (CompanyWeb)

Right-click the content database for the internal Web site, click Tasks, and then click Backup.

Note

The content database for the internal Web site is named STS_<SourceServerName>_1 by default.

In the Back Up Database dialog box, do the following:

Leave the defaults in the Source and Backup set sections.

In the Destination section, make sure Backup to is set to Disk, and then add the <full path location>.bak for the backup set (for example, c:\backup\CompanyWeb.bak).

Click OK to create the backup set.

Click OK in the Backup completed successfully dialog box.

If you receive an error stating "Property BackupDirectory is not available for Settings 'Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Settings'. This property may not exist for this object, or may not be retrievable due to insufficient access rights. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Express.Smo)," you must add the following value to the Registry via the Regedit tool: